OCTOBER, 1974 ~UTDOOR ED ) Hancock happening. 3 day outing at OMSI's Nature Science Camp in John Day area. Call 224-9500 for details. ~ARTICIPATION ) SOME INTERACTIVE MEDIA AND CITIZEN PARTICIPATION PROJECTS l. ACCESS(Alternative Compre~ hensive Community Environmental Study System), Santa Barbara Region; national office: 1730 K St. NW Washington, DC 20006 Developing a computer-simulated model of Santa Barbara Region so citizens and decision-makers can feed in their theories and watch the results. 2. SYNCON, 2325 Porter St. NW Washington, DC · 20008 Sponsors conferences around the country, broadcast live over educational TV with viewer call-in. 3. Goals for Georgia, 506 Fulton Federal Bldg. Atlanta, GA 30303 Launched in 1971 at the request of Gov. Jimmy Carter, eight goal areas were designated: Education, Gov~rnment, Protection of Persons and Property, Transportation, Social Development, Economic Development, Natural Environment, Physical and Mental Health. Each became the subject of a discussion and call-in telecast and later a statewide conference. 4. Hawaii Commission on the Year 2000, Box 3ll0, Honolulu, HI 96802 Promotes citizen participation through task forces, field studies, advisory groups and other means, and has enhanced communications through college and secondary courses, educational television and other media. Substantive issues include population stabilization, alternative economic futures, educational futuristics. 5. Council on Population and Environment, 100 East Ohio St. Chicago, IL 606ll Aired television program on transportation in late 1973, received 2, 000 telephone responses and 20, 000 newspaper ballot returns. 6. Iowa 2000, 523 East 12th St. Des Moines, IA 50319 Held local and regional meetings to raise is sues and elect delegates to Governor's Conference on the Future of Iowa. Televised an Iowa Quiz with 23 questions, narrated by Harry Reasoner, on all Iowa television stations Jan. 13, 1974. Four "umbrella" topics: Natural Resources, Energy, Economic Development, Life Enhancement. 7. Massachusetts Tomorrow, 145 Hanover St. Boston, MA 02108 Working in eight task force areas: Economics, Energy, Land Use, Water Resources, Housing, Education, T:rana portation, Health. .~. New Hampshire Tomorrow(defunct). Before expiring, helped form 58 "Action Teams" in the areas of Economic Growth and Environmental Action, Pollution Abatement, Lapd Acquis.ition and Ac-icess, Scenery Preservation and Environmental Education. For a copy of ' ~T'iHT: A R~port", write: Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests, 5 S. State St. Concord, NH 03301 9. Feedback, Box 297, Troy, NY 12180 Sponsored three TV programs with viewer call-in and newspaper balloting in Capitol District of New York State. 10. Regional Plan Association, 235 E. 45th St., New York, NY 10017 Broadcast a series of television documentaries in the areas of Housing, Transportation, Environment, Poverty and Cities /Suburbs. Viewers res ponded through mail ballots. 11. Century 3 Project, The Institute, Box 174, Dickerson, MD 20735 Has selected 13 small communities around the country (centered at Media, Penn,. and including Bend, Ore.) for a pilot project using communications and data processing techniques to set community goals and "generate a genuineconsensus around a preferred ,future." Plans to set up a telecommunications network linking all 13 communities by 1976. 12. Earthrise, Box 120, Annex Sta., Providence, RI 02901 Acts as a clearinghouse for information on future-oriented groups. Setting up fiv~ interrelated actiPAGE 21 vities: The Rhode Is. Model, the Rhode Is. Game, the Rhode Is. Poll, the Rhode Is. State Indicators System, and Rhode Is. Design Systems. 13. Goals for Dallas, 825 One Main Place, Dallas, TX 78520 Initiated in 1966, the group selected 12 areas: The Government of the City, the Design of the City, Health, Welfare, Transportation and Communications, Public Safety, Elementary and Secondary Education, Higher Education, Continuing Education, Cultural Activities, Recreation and Entertainment, and the Economy of Dallas. Through neighborhood meetings, which involved 100, 000 partici~ pants, identified 106 specific goals, with definite steps to be undertaken by specific deadlines. States "approximately 27o/o (.of the goals) can be considered achieved.' 14. Citizen's Alternatives for Wash~ ington, Seattle (800)552-7108 tollfree Supported by the state of Washington, estimates that a quarter mil~ lion people will become involved this year. Policy options will be developed and presented to the public for consideration using radio, television and print media, in conjunction with telephone and newspaper polls. COASTWATCH OREGON PO Box 488, Portland, Or. 97207 222-1963 Project of the Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition. A volun~ teer network, organized to monitor areas of envrionmental concern on the coast; and an educational program to research, compile and distribute materials on scientific, economic and planning issues rele~ vent to coastal zone management. Contact Susan Brody. Futures Conditional Box 1531 Wickenburg, AZ 85358 Robert Theobald has directly and indirectly ins pired several interactive media, "national values" testing projects. ALTERNATIVES FOR WASHINGTON. 312 First North. Seattle, Wn. 98109. For a current report of this statewide goals for the futures of Washington program, ask for newsletter, "Alternatives". CONTINUED ON PAGE 22
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